Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted October 15, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted October 15, 2025 On 21 March 1776 the popular politician John Wilkes (1725-97) rose in a packed House of Commons to speak in favour of parliamentary reform. The franchise, he argued, was hopelessly out of date, with the state of representation in the country the same as it had been at the time of Charles II’s death in 1685. Too many seats remained in thinly populated counties, while growing cities had no… This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/283544-the-radical-john-wilkes-history-today/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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